- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Osage Hills Pool Build
- Thread starter bpricedo
- Start date
Day 14 (I think, its getting harder to keep track):
Plumbing. It looks like I have three 2" suction outlets: main drain and 2 skimmers. A 2" return inlet via the bubblers, and the 2" loop that completely encircles the pool, five 1.5" returns on that. Another 1.5" return for the Polaris.
The return line is on the inside of the other lines so it doesn't have ell's up and over anything, the others go over it. Thought that was interesting.
There is a Poolmiser autofill as well.
There is an inspection tomorrow. It is for the electrical conduit only. That seems bizarre. No inspection of the plumbing. The PB has a pressure gauge on it that reads 15 psi. I"ve checked it twice since I've been home, an hour and a half apart, and it read 15 both times. I'll have to check with the PB to see what pressure they intended it to be.
Plumbing. It looks like I have three 2" suction outlets: main drain and 2 skimmers. A 2" return inlet via the bubblers, and the 2" loop that completely encircles the pool, five 1.5" returns on that. Another 1.5" return for the Polaris.
The return line is on the inside of the other lines so it doesn't have ell's up and over anything, the others go over it. Thought that was interesting.
There is a Poolmiser autofill as well.
There is an inspection tomorrow. It is for the electrical conduit only. That seems bizarre. No inspection of the plumbing. The PB has a pressure gauge on it that reads 15 psi. I"ve checked it twice since I've been home, an hour and a half apart, and it read 15 both times. I'll have to check with the PB to see what pressure they intended it to be.
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Blaine.. it seems my pressure was at 10 while we were under construction.. It's only been running 30 since it was turned "on."
I guess it's not too bad getting up to water the gunite. Here are the sunrises the last couple of days:
On another note, the pressure gauge reads 14 psi this am. Wonder if that is just due to the difference between 100 degrees during the day vs 70 degrees overnight? Guess we'll see what it is this afternoon when it is back up to 100.
On another note, the pressure gauge reads 14 psi this am. Wonder if that is just due to the difference between 100 degrees during the day vs 70 degrees overnight? Guess we'll see what it is this afternoon when it is back up to 100.
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Day 17:
We passed electrical conduit inspection on Thursday. They filled in the trenches (plumbing pressure holding steady at 15 psi) and did some compacting where the deck is going.
PB and I spent some time after I got off work moving boulders around. Really, he had boulders in place when I got home, I actually had him remove a couple and placed a new one. Once they are set and flagstone is put in, I think it will look good. We will have some planting areas behind the boulders that are on the beam, with additional boulders in the ground along with plants that should bring it together.
Here you can see some drain pipe for atrium drains around the goldfish pond and the channel drain in the deck.
I put the umbrella in one of the sleeves just to see what it looked like. The sleeves are 2" and umbrella pole is 1.5" so there is some slop. I believe a 1.5" piece of PVC pipe will go over the umbrella pole and down into sleeve to take up the slack, I will try this later.
No one worked on the pool Friday. Masons are supposed to be here Monday to start the stone work.
We passed electrical conduit inspection on Thursday. They filled in the trenches (plumbing pressure holding steady at 15 psi) and did some compacting where the deck is going.
PB and I spent some time after I got off work moving boulders around. Really, he had boulders in place when I got home, I actually had him remove a couple and placed a new one. Once they are set and flagstone is put in, I think it will look good. We will have some planting areas behind the boulders that are on the beam, with additional boulders in the ground along with plants that should bring it together.
Here you can see some drain pipe for atrium drains around the goldfish pond and the channel drain in the deck.
I put the umbrella in one of the sleeves just to see what it looked like. The sleeves are 2" and umbrella pole is 1.5" so there is some slop. I believe a 1.5" piece of PVC pipe will go over the umbrella pole and down into sleeve to take up the slack, I will try this later.
No one worked on the pool Friday. Masons are supposed to be here Monday to start the stone work.
Day 19:
No masons have shown up so far. This would be the first time to have 2 consecutive days with no one working on the pool since construction began, if they don't show up. PB is supposed to get back with me about it.
On a more (or less) tragic note, the umbrella in the previous pics fell over out of the sleeve and broke 3 ribs on that side. There was minimal wind but I guess it was enough, I found it laying on its side next to the pool. It was less than 2 weeks old so we wrangled a deal with coupons and Internet sale prices so the replacement did not cost much. I expected a Pottery Barn umbrella to be able to handle falling over without breaking but I guess not. Anyway, the point to all of this is: while searching about umbrellas online I found a site called cushions and umbrellas dot com. They have "wind and shock resistant" umbrellas with tubular fiberglass ribs, supposed to withstand 50 mph winds. When this current one breaks, that is where I am going next.
Also I determined that 1.5" PVC sch 40 pipe does fit over the umbrella pole and down into a 2" sleeve to make it fit snug. Shouldn't have to worry about it falling over again...
No masons have shown up so far. This would be the first time to have 2 consecutive days with no one working on the pool since construction began, if they don't show up. PB is supposed to get back with me about it.
On a more (or less) tragic note, the umbrella in the previous pics fell over out of the sleeve and broke 3 ribs on that side. There was minimal wind but I guess it was enough, I found it laying on its side next to the pool. It was less than 2 weeks old so we wrangled a deal with coupons and Internet sale prices so the replacement did not cost much. I expected a Pottery Barn umbrella to be able to handle falling over without breaking but I guess not. Anyway, the point to all of this is: while searching about umbrellas online I found a site called cushions and umbrellas dot com. They have "wind and shock resistant" umbrellas with tubular fiberglass ribs, supposed to withstand 50 mph winds. When this current one breaks, that is where I am going next.
Also I determined that 1.5" PVC sch 40 pipe does fit over the umbrella pole and down into a 2" sleeve to make it fit snug. Shouldn't have to worry about it falling over again...
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
The mason showed up just as I was pulling out after lunch. Also PB will be here tomorrow to lay out decks.
Day 21:
Masons were here in force (I know, 3 people is not that big of a force) yesterday to lay the section of coping that is flagstone and to mortar the boulders in place.
This is a stone that is quarried here in Oklahoma I believe but is not what most people call Oklahoma flagstone. The yard called it "Hazelwood". It can have some blondish tan colors in it but also has grayish brown tones. It is a very hard, non-flaky stone. It is also light in color to minimize how hot it gets. We picked out a 2.5" thick flagstone but still it won't be as thick as the cantilever coping will be. That is one of the main reasons for the boulders, to give separation between the two coping types so they did not have to put a thick mortar joint under the flag to make it the same height as the cantilever. The boulders were free from our land so it worked out. None of it has been cleaned off, so there is still a lot of stone dust from the cutting.
They are here doing more compacting of dirt and laying of steel for the deck. The channel drain has been set as well. I will post pics later when they're done, not much to see yet but a few pieces of rebar.
Masons were here in force (I know, 3 people is not that big of a force) yesterday to lay the section of coping that is flagstone and to mortar the boulders in place.
This is a stone that is quarried here in Oklahoma I believe but is not what most people call Oklahoma flagstone. The yard called it "Hazelwood". It can have some blondish tan colors in it but also has grayish brown tones. It is a very hard, non-flaky stone. It is also light in color to minimize how hot it gets. We picked out a 2.5" thick flagstone but still it won't be as thick as the cantilever coping will be. That is one of the main reasons for the boulders, to give separation between the two coping types so they did not have to put a thick mortar joint under the flag to make it the same height as the cantilever. The boulders were free from our land so it worked out. None of it has been cleaned off, so there is still a lot of stone dust from the cutting.
They are here doing more compacting of dirt and laying of steel for the deck. The channel drain has been set as well. I will post pics later when they're done, not much to see yet but a few pieces of rebar.
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I really like the thickness of your coping. It looks really great with your tile. 
My flagstone has had some initial flaking - but no more---for now that is. I especially requested OK Flagstone. The PB said it would stand up the best.
My flagstone has had some initial flaking - but no more---for now that is. I especially requested OK Flagstone. The PB said it would stand up the best.
Looks great.
On the umbrellas, if you open them only about 3/4 of the way, they will be less likely to blow away in the wind. The wind fills them up on one side but since they aren't tight all over, they don't fly away as easily.
On the umbrellas, if you open them only about 3/4 of the way, they will be less likely to blow away in the wind. The wind fills them up on one side but since they aren't tight all over, they don't fly away as easily.
Day 21, cont'd:
They finished forming the deck, equipment pad and sidewalk today. We have bonding inspection tomorrow. Then deck possibly Friday, but most likely Monday is the vibe I'm getting.
I've never had a sidewalk to the side door of the garage. Consequently, this door was never used. I don't know why I didn't have it put in when I had the house built. Oh well, it's fixed now.
They finished forming the deck, equipment pad and sidewalk today. We have bonding inspection tomorrow. Then deck possibly Friday, but most likely Monday is the vibe I'm getting.
I've never had a sidewalk to the side door of the garage. Consequently, this door was never used. I don't know why I didn't have it put in when I had the house built. Oh well, it's fixed now.
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
It's really starting to really take shape! I wanted the saltwater decking.. but it was going to run me just a tad over my budget.Day 23:
Passed inspection yesterday, nothing happened today. Supposed to get the deck poured tomorrow, there is a chance of rain, hopefully imrodee's scenario will play out and the deck will get poured and set up before it rains on it to help it cure nice and hard!
I did wash off the rocks and coping a little and you can see the color variation in the coping better now so I thought I would show everyone
Passed inspection yesterday, nothing happened today. Supposed to get the deck poured tomorrow, there is a chance of rain, hopefully imrodee's scenario will play out and the deck will get poured and set up before it rains on it to help it cure nice and hard!
I did wash off the rocks and coping a little and you can see the color variation in the coping better now so I thought I would show everyone
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
It is really pretty bp.. Now, I have heard that you can do an acid wash to bring colors out more.. I don't know if that's true.
I do know that I was brushing my coping yesterday, and the stones that were black, were really dirty. I'm going to look into that.
What type of grass are you putting in? I put in Bermuda on the recommendation from the landscape company.. I hope it stands up ok.
I do know that I was brushing my coping yesterday, and the stones that were black, were really dirty. I'm going to look into that.
What type of grass are you putting in? I put in Bermuda on the recommendation from the landscape company.. I hope it stands up ok.
It's really looking good! I can't wait to see more pictures as the build progresses.